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Glenmorangie isn't sherried unless you get the "La Santa" version, which I don't think is as good as the original, and then it's only finished for two years in
by wheels 8y ago
Glenmorangie isn't sherried unless you get the "La Santa" version, which I don't think is as good as the original, and then it's only finished for two years in sherry casks after the usual maturation in bourbon casks.
Aberlour A'bunadh is great, as noted, as is Glendrodach, but they've run out of 15 year old casks, and the 18 isn't enough better to justify the price hike.
Another favorite is the Bunnahabhain 18, a non-peaty, sherried Islay whisky.
- voltagex_ 8y agoAustralian prices: Aberlour A'bunadh $140 (Dan Murphy's, so pretty much everywhere) Bunnahabhain 18 $199.00 (Nicks, mail order only) Glenmorangie Original $80 (Dan Murphy) It's actually not that much higher that US prices, which is surprising
- wheels 8y agoThe US particularly has high "sin" taxes on alcohol. I live in Germany, which has lower taxes on alcohol than the US and Scotland, so ironically, both bourbon and Scotch whisky are cheaper than in their home countries: These are the lowest prices for each in the 3 places I usually buy stuff online: Aberlour A'bunadh: €53 ($61 / AUD 84) Bunnahabhain 18: €91 ($105 / AUD 144) Glenmorangie Original: €29 ($34 / AUD 46) The Aberlour has gotten back down (interestingly) to what it used to be when I started buying it about 7 years ago. Glenmorangie used to be €25 at the grocery store. And the Bunnahabhain used to be about €65 when I found it.